Few people know that Tolkien who described himself as a hobbit 'in all but size' was a zealous proponent of economic freedom and small government. In The Hobbit Party, authors Witt and Richards draw on their combined expertise in literary studies, political theory, economics, philosophy, and theology to demonstrate Tolkien's vision of man - a creature made for freedom but so easily corrupted by power. This work serves as a bridge between Tolkien's fictional Middle-Earth and our real Western societies.